Jesse Jackson returning to Memphis Sunday

Civil Rights activist Jesse Jackson and Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young help unveil a marker commemorating the final flight of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a ceremony at the Memphis International Airport Monday morning.
Jim Weber/ The Commercial Appeal

The 76-year-old Jackson, a protege of King who was at the Lorraine Motel when the Nobel Prize-winning leader was fatally shot, will begin his visit by giving "special greetings" at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, 70 N. Bellevue, at 10:30 a.m., according to a promotional flyer.

At 1:30 p.m., Jackson will tour the Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital, a historic center at 409 Ayers where African-Americans could get treatment during the segregation era. The center, for which Jackson has long been a supporter, is undergoing a $5 million renovation.

Organizers are asking local residents who were born at the hospital to participate in the tour.

At 5 p.m., Jackson will preside at a "community town hall forum" at Mt. Pisgah CME Church, 2490 Park Ave., where local issues ranging from schools to the recently announced closing of two Kroger grocery stores will be discussed.

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